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3 unusual facts about Zlín


Alexandr Hackenschmied

Before emigrating from Czechoslovakia, Hackenschmied worked for the Baťa Film Studio in Zlín, founded by Jan Antonín Baťa in the 1930s who hired young filmmakers and artists to develop modern films, primarily for advertising.

Batanagar

The Bata brand was established on August 24, 1894 in Zlín, then in Austria-Hungary (now in Czech Republic).

Svit

It was established in 1934 by business industrialist Jan Antonín Baťa of Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) through his organization Baťa a.s., Zlin in accordance with his policy of setting up villages around the country for his workers.


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2005 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships

The first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships was held between April 10, 2005 and April 16, 2005 in the eastern Moravian city of Zlín, Czech Republic.

2011 Czech Rally

The rally, which was run for the 41st time, was based in the Moravian town of Zlín.

Garden city movement

In the former Czechoslovakia, all industrial cities founded or reconstructed by the Bata Shoes company (Zlín, Svit, Partizánske) were at least influenced by the conception of the Garden city.

Hana Andronikova

After attending high school in Zlín, she studied English and Czech at the Faculty of Arts of the Charles University in Prague.

Ivan Fijolić

He has three realized public sculptures: Foundation Batta, Zlín, the Czech Republic, Black Foot,in the Park of Sculptures, Vrsar, Croatia, and the Mostar Bruce Lee statue, in the town of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ladislav Minář

Minář led Zlín in the 2008–09 Gambrinus liga as caretaker manager between the dismissal of previous boss Josef Mazura in the 7th round and the appointment of Stanislav Levý in the 12th round of matches.

Ořechov

Velký Ořechov, a village and municipality in Zlín District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic

Stanislava Nopova

After graduating from secondary school in Zlin and then Nursing High School in Brno, she worked as a Physiotherapy specialist in Prostejov, Luhacovice and Hradec Kralove .

Vlasta Redl

After playing at dance events in Valašské Meziříčí, Redl joined the Zlín band AG Flek, beginning his career as a folk singer.

Zlín Z 42

As a follow-on and replacement for the successful Zlin Trener series of tandem aerobatic trainers, Moravan developed a new family of light aircraft, featuring a side-by-side layout and comprising a two-seat trainer, the Zlín Z 42 and a four-seat trainer/tourer aircraft, the Zlín Z 43.


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